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Teen Charged After Fatal Wreck

A Chapel Hill teen has been charged with felony death by motor vehicle in connection with an accident last week in which another teen was killed, authorities said.

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HILLSBOROUGH, N.C. — A Chapel Hill teen has been charged with felony death by motor vehicle in connection with an accident last week in which another teen was killed, authorities said.

Kelsey Ryann Lunden died last Friday afternoon, about 12 hours after the car she was riding in ran off the road, hit a tree and overturned, authorities said. The wreck occurred on Wabash Road, a private drive located off of Carl Durham Road in southern Orange County, authorities said.

Jordan Marshall Crim, 16, of 6578 Alexandra Drive, was initially charged with driving while impaired, driving with no operator’s license and driving by a person less than 21 years old after consuming alcohol or drugs, authorities said. He was charged Wednesday with felony death by motor vehicle.

In addition, Taylor Owen Doar, 22, of 4200 Mt. Sinai Road, has been charged with two counts of aiding and abetting in the underage purchase of malt beverages. Also, Robin Krebs, 53, of 2403 Carl Durham Road, has been charged with three counts of aiding and abetting possession and consumption of malt beverage and four counts of contributing to the delinquency of a juvenile, abuse and neglect of a juvenile.

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